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The potatoes are great and gluten safe.
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we ate here 3 times while in the area. they were very good about gf - they yelled back to cooks to change gloves and paper in grill. very sensitive celiac and never got sick. great place for gf sandwiches.
Very good. Lots of GF options. No reaction.
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Not much sandwich for the money, but what o had was good. Also, I didn't get sick after.
Previous person made comment about stained menu. may have been but not now. mployees Checked when I had a question. food is Amazing. In fact I am trying to buy a loaf of the GF bread, I had the 1/2 Orange Cranberry Club with 1/2 Cheese spud and it was Yummy.Service is great.
Was serious about making sure we order GF went the extra mile
Is there less than one star :-((((awful experience
Their idea of a gluten free menu is a nasty water stained piece of paper on a clipboard behind the counter.
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480 Park Dr., Grand Junction CO 81505
I was given regular wheat bread at this location causing me anaphylaxis. I asked multiple times about safety and they assured me. This place had about the worst service ever. Poor management. Maybe another McAllister's is good but this location is horrible.
10041 Forest Green Boulevard, Louisville KY 40223
This was not a good experience. They said they knew as bout gluten but I got cross contaminated here. I was told the potatos were gf, but when they came out I knew they had been in a fryer. So I did not eat the potatoes, just the omelet but I still got sick.
931 SW 25th Street, Moore OK 73160
Too spicy and questionable gluten free options when asked about. Their staff knows nothing about GF and the service was horrible
414 E Commerce St, Brownwood, TX 76801
Only a few options, but tasty!
|Celiac friendly
2288 Gunbarrel Road, Chattanooga TN 37421
Been here several times and they take the allergy seriously. There menu has a gf symbol next to the safe items and you can get your sandwich made with gluten free bread.
15140 Creosote Road, Gulfport MS 39503
Baked Potato options as well as a vegetarian chili my GF child enjoys.
|Celiac friendly
663 Lake Cook Rd, Deerfield, IL 60015
The staff is very familiar with celiac. I eat there almost daily as my son works there. They are very careful. I have never been sick
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3784 Parkway, Ste. 103, Pigeon Forge TN 37863
GF bread options. Hubby and kid did NOT get sick
|Celiac friendly
3512 East Race Street, Searcy AR 72143
Management personally made our food. They went above and beyond to make sure our Celiac family could eat safely.
|Not celiac friendly
312 Great Place Drive, Edwardsville, IL 62025
They were helpful up front but something got cc'd in the back. My daughter was sick within an hour. She ate a baked potato with bacon, a few sips of tomato bisque soup, and a few bites of a turkey and cheese sandwich on gluten free bread. So disappointed, was hoping she'd be safe based on other reviews of this location. We may try again but just a potato to see if she gets cc'd.
2249 Michigan Ave, Arnold, MO 63010
The gluten free bread here is great! I also get no cheese for a dairy allergy and the staff has only given me cheese once in two years, which is pretty great for a take out restaurant. Definitely gluten free friendly with several soups and side to choose from as well!
|Not celiac friendly
2721 South Hurstbourne Parkway, Louisville KY 40220
The staff had no knowledge of any gluten containing items and were unwilling to listen to requests as simple as "please change your gloves". No allergen menu offered and no gluten-free bread like other locations carry. If you have Celiac or are gluten sensitive at all, DO NOT EAT HERE.
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740 East Town Center Ste. A, Waynesboro VA 22980
Awesome service, friendly staff and delicious corned beef and Swiss on gluten free bread. Love!
3106 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan AL 36303
Disregard the previous user review from 3 years ago. Luckily my wife and I walked in to check it out and were very happy with our visit. Lots of choices and the managaer and staff were very helpful in making sure of no cross contamination. We found another gluten free favorite in Dothan! Yesssss
2511 Beene Blvd., Bossier City LA 71111
Staff very unknowledgeable. Manager even more so. Refused to change gloves and said no gluten free options. I was unable to eat with my family.
|Not celiac friendly
7170 North Academy Boulevard, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
The gluten free sandwich I had was amazing! However, they do give you a warning that it is NOT celiac friendly and there is a high chance of cross contamination. I tried it out and unfortunately got sick after. If you are celiac, don't take the risk.
10736 Kings Road, Ste. 1000, Myrtle Beach SC 29572
I loved it. I just ordered baked potato bc I knew it would be ok. We don't have this restaurant where I live and I enjoyed the change.
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740 East Town Center Ste. A, Waynesboro VA 22980
The staff where very nice so was the manger and I got the Italian chopped salad and when they where coming out with the food they almost got to are table before they forgot if they changed there gloves or not so they went back and made the whole salad over again. (Ps I did not get sick and on a scale from 1 to 10 I am like a 12 when I eat gluten.)
|Celiac friendly
2865 Dixie Hwy., Crestview Hills KY 41017
Gf bread options for any sandwich!
|Celiac friendly
2885 Tazewell Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918
We are three celiacs and one gluten sensitive in our family. Katelynn our host (cashier) was very knowledgeable, patient, and helpful. We all selected very different items and enjoyed every bite.
|Celiac friendly
3954 Central Ave., Hot Springs AR 71913
The Hot Springs, AR location has gluten free bread and they are knowledgeable about allergens. They make the sandwich on a separate board with new gloves. Other GF items are marked on the menu
3425-17, Thomasville Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Gf options include potatoes and nachos. Spud max was really good. Nachos were ok. Celiac. Did not get sick.
2230 Rangeline, Joplin MO 64804
McAlisters doesn't disappoint! They use Udi's bread and are careful to be sure you receive the correct order. This is a clean and friendly location. We look for it when in the area.
1154 E John Sims Pkwy, Niceville, FL 32578
Nice quick lunch! Several items can be made GF. They used Udi's whole grain bread for my sandwich.
3815 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, MO 64507
The gluten free bread was hard as a rock. Some parts were literally uneatable. Not cool
|Celiac friendly
2901 Preyde Boulevard, Lansing MI 48912
My daughters favorite safe place to eat! She loves the club, on GF bread, NOT TOASTED. Also the potato's and salads!
|Celiac friendly
1140 Evelyn Gandy Pkwy Suite 10, Petal, MS 39465
They have a separate gluten-free menu, and the server knew of it. More info available online. I chose the Pecan-berry salad.
|Not celiac friendly
4525 Sherwood Way, San Angelo TX 76901-5600
Horrible experience, avoid this place if you have celiac disease or any other food allergy. I ordered a sandwich with "gluten free" bread, but the cashier was very unprofessional and laughing as I was ordering and did not take my order seriously. After eating 1/4 of my sandwich I felt weird about it and ended up finding out that it was made on whole wheat bread.If you have any food allergies don't risk eating here.
|Celiac friendly
2220 N Green River Rd, Evansville, IN 47715
I had a chipotle chicken sandwich and it was yummy! Lots of gluten free options and staff well aware what is safe. Was assured no cross contamination and I had zero issues.
|Celiac friendly
3425-17, Thomasville Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Their menu has items identified as gluten free. I ordered the Spud Max and didn't have a reaction.
8355 East 116th Street, Suite 101, Fishers IN 46038
They have gluten free options, but it is not a gluten free kitchen. They use the same utensils on everything in the kitchen.
13517 University Blvd C200, Sugar Land, TX 77479
The new Udi's soft bread is available here for sandwiches.
6333 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76116
I appreciate the gf menu...but everytime ive tried eating at this place I get sick.
454 Army Trail Rd, Bloomingdale, IL 60108
You can get any sandwich on GF bread. so many sandwich choices!
16820 NW Military Hwy, Shavano Park, TX 78231
Food is great!! Needs work on cashiers
3432 East Hebron Parkway, Carrollton TX 75007
GF bread is pretty good. Not Udi's.
|Celiac friendly
2111 Roan Street, Suite 15, Johnson City TN 37601
I eat here almost weekly and they are very careful with my food! I am Celiac and have never had a reaction. My favorite is the Savannah chopped chicken salad!
|Celiac friendly
4415 Wadley Drive, Midland TX 79707
The manager got out the allergy binder to help us choose and instructed the entire kitchen to wipe down their station, wash their hands, and change their gloves for our order. Especially in Midland, this is unheard of care. We'll be back!
312 Great Place Drive, Edwardsville, IL 62025
Great service. Made sure everyone in kitchen knew the importance of no CC. I had a vegi sandwhich and did not get sick. Will trust to eat here again.
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421 Tuttle Creek Building B, Ste. 102, Manhattan KS 66502
As always good service and friendly. I eat here every time I come to visit me son at K State. Have never had any problems.
|Celiac friendly
812 South 6th Street, Waco TX 76706
enjoyed ordering a sandwich as gluten free bread is available. the counter clerk was knowledgeable about Celiac disease, he was diagnosed several years earlier, person preparing food changed gloves and took appropriate measures. Not all employees are as well trained about gluten. I enjoyed a grilled Ruben and salad. tomato basil soup is yummy.
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1300A Gaskins Road, Richmond VA 23238
Very good, but just realized they have a list of GF options including sauces so now I don't know if the honey mustard is safe bc it is not on the GF list. So ask for he Gf list
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2230 Rangeline, Joplin MO 64804
I love this place. I have tried several sandwiches on the gf bread and all are good. my favorite is the BLTA. The "spuds" are huge and really good. the people are betty nice and the sweet tea is the best! the only thing that would make it better is if one or two of the cookies were gf.
3815 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, MO 64507
Substitute gluten free bread on any sandwich! What a great option!!
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210 West Sunshine, Springfield MO 65802
I'm changing me previous review due to an experience that I had there today. I went in and ordered as usual explaining that part of my order was for a gluten allergy (celiac disease more easily described as an allergy.) They assured me that the cook knew the prep had do be done differently. While I was waiting on my order, said cook decided to stand in the window making jokes about allergies. Not only was he completely out of line but, he was scratching his head and being obnoxious and loud making sure that we heard him. Not only am I reporting this to corporate but, I will also be contacting the health department. I would NOT recommend this place for you if you have Celiac.
3801 N Hwy 75, Sherman, TX 75090
Yummy gluten free bread substitute.
644-A Long Point Road, Mt. Pleasant SC 29464
The staff asks if it is an allergy and they can make just about any sandwich gluten free. They have delicious food.
1624 Memorial Boulevard, Murfreesboro TN 37129
Unfortunately this location does not offer gluten free bread.
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11901 Dallas Pkwy #800, Frisco, TX 75033
This location was great when it first opened, but has backslid quite a bit. The manager tonight was not familiar with what "Celiac" meant, and was not overly cautious when taking my order after I explained; he didn't know the gluten content of the menu items. Another cashier had to point out to him that all bread is toasted on a common toaster, so toasted gluten-free bread was not an option for someone who has to be safe. Even after that conversation, he brought my sandwich to me with toasted bread, and said he didn't remember us deciding on toasted versus non-toasted, even though he was the one taking and ringing up my order, and was standing right there when it was all discussed. I usually stick to salads, and will do so from now on if I return. From a non-food-allergy perspective, the quality and quantity of the food has also gone down.
|Celiac friendly
312 Great Place Drive, Edwardsville, IL 62025
I've eaten here twice and the staff is super friendly and the food is delicious. They have Udi's bread and many other menu items that are gluten free; things other than salad! They have great nachos and baked potatoes. I had the New Yorker and horseradish roast beef and cheddar. Both incredible sandwiches. The bread can get a bit soggy, but I'm sure non-gf bread does too.
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It looked like he was just watching a movie with his boyfriend on the couch, but I'm pretty sure they're ball-buffing bunion-buddies.
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Joining the band is Philadelphia's New Sound Brass, who you may remember as the marching band that led the XPoNential Music Festival audience from Wiggins Park to the Susquehanna Bank Center this summer. The band also performed at 2nd Street Festival this year, opened for PhillyBloco at World Cafe Live, and generally has become renowned for its lively and crowd participatory arrangements of popular songs reimagined in the brass band tradition. Tune in to Free at Noon on your radio at 88.5 FM or RSVP to join us in person at The Porch at 30th Street on September 5th.


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His reason for starting this also has to do with environment.
"Later on this year we will be hitting our one-millionth diaper. We track all the diapers that come in, we count them and that's what we return to our customers. So we have a running tally of how many diapers we are keeping out of landfills," said Allen.


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Thank you to everyone who participated and braved that less-than-perfect weather to join us. We've been very excited to see photographs posted from around the world in the past couple of days, so we want to be sure to share favorites from our event. See more photographs on our Facebook page. If you want to re-live the event on video, you can see also us on Global Montreal!
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If so, the Caveman has the remedy
WARNING! Harsh language alert! I'm in a foul mood.
If I gotta see one more commercial for ADD or ADHD or ADBFD or whatever the hell that made-up disease is called, I'm going to projectile vomit day-glo.
Enough of the Kiddie-Cocaine. And let's be honest, sure there are some kids that need this stuff... but for the most part it comes down to sorry, lazy-ass parents that look to the television and riddaline to raise/control their kids.
With that said, listen up Pilgrims... if your kid is simply nothing more than a spoiled brat and is wound up tighter than a Chinese wristwatch, here's what ya do;
1. Say "no". This will only work if you're consistent. This works the vast majority of the time.
2. If said spazz/brat attack persists, a single sharp open handed smack on the back of the head followed with a rather loud "what the hell's the matter with you!? I SAID NO!" This usually clears up the small percentage that didn't heed Step 1.
3. If steps 1 and 2 failed... accept it. You screwed up by actually listening to all those self-proclaimed "experts", huggy-touchy morons who've totally screwed up an entire generation. About the only hope that poor kid has is if you ship his ass off to Military School. May I suggest the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, Texas?


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Malignant hyperthermia is a rare, inherited (genetic) disorder that is potentially fatal. It can be triggered by exposure to certain anesthetics or muscle relaxants.
The disorder is caused by a reaction in muscle that leads to activation of the muscles. This causes a very high body temperature and the breakdown of muscle tissue.
Anesthesia specialists can usually detect malignant hyperthermia early and treat it immediately. If it happens, malignant hyperthermia typically occurs during anesthesia or shortly after the surgery.
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RIAA Lawyer In Limewire Lawsuit Recommended As A Federal Judge
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Now, this is not to say that Forrest wouldn't make a good judge. She very well might. This also isn't meant to single out Forrest. It's just that this particular situation, combined with the Howell situation, at least raises some questions about whether or not judicial bias is an issue. It's just not a topic that's discussed all that often. I would imagine that if she did become a judge, she would recuse herself from any RIAA related cases that might come her way. However, at a time when judges are becoming increasingly important in keeping things like copyright lawsuits from getting completely out of hand, shouldn't there at least be some exploration of whether or not judges' previous work experience might bias them in a particular direction?


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Ambassadors bringing their bounce to Big Spring
The world-famous Harlem Ambassadors basketball squad will be coming to the Crossroads area in February, part of a community project the Big Spring Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club is putting together for area children.According to Sonnet Hildebrand, director of the local Boys and Girls Club, the Ambassadors are slated to perform Feb. 23, but before the first slam dunk can be driven home, her and her staff will have to raise funds for the project."We need monetary donations to be able to make this happen," Hildebrand said. "I'm currently working on some local sponsorships for the show, and I'm meeting with many local businesses, but it would be really nice if we could get local residents in on the project, as well.""We're not expecting folks to step up and kick in hundreds of dollars, especially when we know most everyone is financially strained already because of the Christmas holiday. However, something as small as just pocket change could make all the difference in the world for this project. It's pretty amazing how quickly the change can add up."Hildebrand said bringing the Ambassadors to Big Spring certainly isn't cheap, but the life lessons the players bring to area children is well worth the price tag.


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Sunspot (Adan Canto), left, Kitty Pryde (Ellen Page), Iceman (Shawn Ashmore) and Colossus (Daniel Cudmore) prepare for an epic battle to save their kind in "X-Men: Days of Future Past." (Fox)Link
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Ellen Page was 18 when she first assumed a superhero pose as Kitty Pryde in "X-Men: The Last Stand." The 2006 mutant sequel enjoyed a prosperous debut, taking in upward of $100 million at the box office, even if some fans were ultimately disappointed by the way the film adapted the classic Dark Phoenix saga for the screen.
Now, Page is back as Kitty Pryde in "X-Men: Days of Future Past," which rocketed to the top of the box office over Memorial Day weekend with roughly $111 million in receipts since opening May 23 and seems to be connecting with fans who are hailing the movie as a return to form for director Bryan Singer.
"I was just stoked to be back and thrilled to play Kitty again," Page said in a telephone interview with Hero Complex. "She's grown herself so much and she's experienced so much horror. Basically they're just sort of surviving and running for their lives every day. She's definitely older and seen a bit more, and so have I."
Directed by Singer from a script by Simon Kinberg, "Days of Future Past" adapts another of the most popular story lines from "X-Men" history, a two-part saga from Chris Claremont and John Byrne that originally ran in 1980. The sci-fi-inflected narrative takes place in two time periods: a dystopian future in which mutants are hunted by deadly robots known as Sentinels, and in the early 1970s, after the events of Matthew Vaughn's recent prequel "X-Men: First Class."
Tapping into Kitty Pryde's abilities, the mutants send Wolverine's consciousness back in time in order to put a stop to certain events that will set in motion this particular future.
"Days of Future Past" unites the casts of both the original "X-Men" trilogy — including Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Patrick Stewart as professor Charles Xavier and Ian McKellen as his friend-turned-foe Erik Lehnsherr, better known as Magneto — and Vaughn's 2011 prequel, which featured James McAvoy as a younger Xavier, Michael Fassbender as Magneto and "Hunger Games" star Jennifer Lawrence as Raven/Mystique, a role played in the original films by Rebecca Romijn.
Also featured are Nicholas Hoult as Beast, Halle Berry as Storm, Omar Sy as Bishop and Evan Peters as Quicksilver, with Peter Dinklage joining the ensemble as Bolivar Trask, the mastermind who develops the Sentinels to help humanity defend itself against mutant powers.
For Page, the new film represented an opportunity to revisit her own acting past — she landed the role in director Brett Ratner's "X" sequel prior to her career-making turn in the Oscar-nominated indie film, "Juno," about a wise-cracking teenager who is forced to deal with an unexpected pregnancy.
"The first one, I had just graduated high school and I had never been on a set like that ever," Page recalled. "I had grown up shooting independent projects in Canada and had done one movie in the States that was also very tiny. That was such a new experience, I couldn't have been more welcomed into that family that had been together in a while…[On 'Future Past'] It was great to work with Bryan because he'd done such an extraordinary job with those first two films and it's just so clear that he has such an assured vision. This was such an ambitious undertaking of a movie and epic in its proportions. You trusted in knowing that he was going to pull it off."
Critics seem to agree that the movie is a creative victory for Singer, who most recently directed 2013's "Jack the Giant Slayer."
"Days of Future Past" has a 91% fresh rating on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes; in her review for The Times, critic Betsy Sharkey said, "The massive top-drawer cast — basically anyone who's ever had a walk-on in an X-Men movie shows up — has never been better employed either. It is amusing and at times moving to see the older and younger versions of key characters as they rewrite a bit of X-Men history."
While spectacle and an impressive comics history certainly play a key role in the appeal of the movies, Page said she attributes the franchise's larger themes of alienation and a longing for understanding and acceptance to its continued longevity.
"I love going to the theater and sitting in a room with a bunch of people and watching something that is an absolute spectacle that has you on the edge of your seat, but I also want to be moved," she said. "I want to have some sort of emotional connection with the material and I think that's what this franchise has done and probably what has allowed it to have such success. Despite the massiveness of it and all the extraordinary sequences, I find it deeply relatable and deeply grounded and was very moved in particular by this movie. It's great to be a part of something that explores the idea of otherness and difference and how the fear of that has led to such inequality and violence and suffering in the world."
Although she's preparing to shoot a real-world drama called "Freeheld," about a woman fighting to retain her partner's benefits in the face of terminal illness, the diminutive actress isn't ready to leave the world of comic book movies behind. She's set to play a spy in an adaptation of writer Greg Rucka's Oni Press title "Queen & Country," which centers on an English Special Operations Section operative named Tara Chace. The project is set up at Fox and is still in early stages.
"I'm extremely excited and grateful to have the opportunity to play that character," Page said. "She is very successful at what she does in a world that is dominated by men but has her own vulnerabilities and difficulties and struggles. It's just a very multilayered interesting young woman who I look forward to getting to play."
And she's certainly open to channeling her mutant persona should the occasion arise.
"It is great to be part of a cast that is so diverse and to be able to play Kitty and she's in leather pants and a leather jacket and looks like a bad-ass," Page said. "It's pretty fun. I would love to do it again. I would love to explore her more in a deeper way, but we'll see what the future holds."
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Open Thread: Talk About What Matters Most to You
Discuss and debate the issues that mean the most to you.
Nothing illustrates our insecure feelings about race like a child.
When children learn about diversity, there's an incredible potential to "get them early" and send them down a pathway that promotes judging people based on the content of their character, not the color of their skin. There are a couple of ways you can achieve this -- and ignoring race isn't one of them.
My family is white. And aside from our son's African-American godfather and a handful of friends of color, my son doesn't encounter too many people that look different from him.
We don't want to treat people as if they're colorless, that method doesn't celebrate people's wonderful differences. But we don't want to lay it on so thick that our son gets the impression that we should point racial differences out all willy-nilly.
Children's television does a fair job at introducing diversity; with shows like "Dora the Explorer" and "Ni Hao Kai Lan," kids are introduced to the concept of different languages and skin colors. But then again, television also teaches kids that dogs talk and purple dinosaurs get all huggy when you share.
Nevertheless, shows like "Dora" and "Kai Lan" open up candid conversations about race, and that's important. But sometimes, those conversations come back up at the worst times.
Case in point: my wife and I took our son to a Chinese restaurant for dinner. "Do I like the Chinese, Daddy?" my son asked.
"Chinese food…yes." I nervously replied.
He continued: "Do the Chinese have water, daddy?"
Now things were getting weird.
"Is that Chinese painting?" he asked, pointing to the art on the wall.
"Is that Chinese music?" His voice is getting louder. My shushing and uncomfortable nodding is not tipping him off. I mean, he's three.
"Is that man Chinese?" He stands up and points to a man walking to the bathroom. No, I answer through my teeth. I didn't mention that he was most likely Latino, because that would just complicate everything.
Days later, my wife had our son in a store. An African-American employee helped my wife find an item, and in the process, sneezed. After he had walked away, my son mentioned that he got "black sneeze" on him. My wife was mortified even though no one (probably) heard.
Even the President isn't out of range; during the elections, my son saw President Obama on the news and said "That's the President."
"It IS," my wife and I proudly exclaimed.
"He has a black face," my son added. My proudly-pumped fist turned into a hiding spot for my face as my wife groaned "We don't say that about people."
But, he must have thought, it's true, right?
It is. But how do you explain to a child the right times and ways to identify race? As a father, I've spent a lot of time thinking about all the right ways of saying "people are all different." I once even took a knee next to him with a map and attempted to explain that people come from different places and those places all make different-looking people. I haven't yet figured out how to stop my son from needlessly identifying race, however. Because to me it's not important, but to him, race is an identifier, and he's not aware of the multitude of ways throughout history that race, color and culture have been used as a weapon or a means to hurt others.
Maybe I'm being too sensitive. Maybe I'm just supposed to keep teaching my son about racial differences, but take public embarrassment in stride, reminding him that you just don't point out race when you don't need to. But still, when do you need to? Never? Only when it's about something good? Only during the United States Government-approved so-and-so-history-months? That doesn't seem right.
I guess my son and I will learn it together.
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Gil Brandt, of NFL.com, reports Wittenberg OT Ted Londot measured a height of 6-foot-3 7/8 and a weight of 282 pounds at his Pro Day. He ran the 40-yard dash twice in 5.28 seconds, the short shuttle in 4.85 seconds and the three-cone drill in 8.13 seconds. He measured a 26-inch vertical jump, an 8-foot-6 broad jump and completed 22 repetitions on the 225-pound bench press.
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James A. Carmichael Jr., former assemblyman, insurance agent
Jan. 14, 1925 – April 1, 2013
James A. Carmichael Jr. of Batavia, who served one term in the Assembly following an unusual Democratic win in Genesee County almost 50 years ago, died Monday in Buffalo General Medical Center after a brief illness. He was 88.
Born in Bessemer, Ala., Mr. Carmichael served in the Army Air Forces during World War II and was stationed in Japan and Burma.
He served in the Assembly from 1964 to 1966.
For 60 years, he operated his own Batavia-based insurance company, the Carmichael Agency. He also was an active member of Oakfield Community Bible Church.
He is survived by his wife, the former Barbara Moroski; and a brother, William.
A service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Oakfield Community Bible Church, 80, N Main St.


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Cameron stance bad news for Britain and Europe
OPINION:The British prime minister's EU speech has ushered in a new era of turbulence and uncertainty
Unlike some in Britain's Conservative Party, prime minister David Cameron has not previously given the impression of being obsessed with Europe. He demonstrated no enthusiasm for the EU, but he appeared less exercised by its supposed iniquities than many Tories are.
This view of Cameron's position is now difficult to sustain. His long-gestating speech on Europe, although containing elements that many might share, also sows the seeds for a prolonged and acrimonious debate – and not just in Britain. Conservatives in the House of Commons (and in the wider party) want to be reassured that their leader shares their antagonism for the entire European integration process.
They have not forgotten or pardoned his "treachery" in refusing to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, signed by his predecessor, Gordon Brown. With yesterday's speech, that reassurance may now have been given.
Cameron, of course, faced a difficult task within his party, which required a statement from him of his European policy. The prime minister then had to find something appropriate to say. He needed to placate Tories and his domestic critics while avoiding the economic and political havoc that would be caused by announcing an imminent referendum that might lead to the UK's withdrawal from the EU. The time that he took to decide what he would say attests to the difficulty of squaring that circle.
In fact, as Cameron's speech made clear, his solution to his dilemma – to buy himself short-term peace from his critics at the expense of potentially making his (and Britain's) problems more intractable in the long term – is hardly new. It was already clear that Cameron wanted to push any possibility of a referendum into the most distant possible future. The idea that he would seek to renegotiate Britain's EU membership is also familiar from his earlier speeches.
Far-reaching change
Now that position has been bluntly and uncompromisingly expressed. The demand for far-reaching change in the structure and functioning of the EU and repatriation of powers for Britain is a major new démarche at a difficult time for Europe.
Cameron has said on several occasions he wishes to avoid a referendum revolving around the simple choice of continued EU membership on the basis of the current terms of membership. Already some are claiming to discern in his European policy the makings of an heir to Harold Wilson, another famous "renegotiator" of
Britain's terms of membership in the then-European Community who went on to win a referendum on Europe.
Britains relationship with European integration has been a difficult one, regardless of which party has been in power (Wilson, after all, was a Labour prime minister). This was inevitable from the outset, owing to Britain's deep and irreconcilable disagreement with virtually all other EU member states on the fundamental issue of pooling sovereignty.
Essentially, the British point of view has been that a loose confederation of nation-states co-operating on trade was as much Europe as the UK needed. But Britain joined the European Community, not just the free-trade area that Cameron now apparently wants.
Nonetheless, the undertow of Euro-scepticism in British politics has never diminished and was evident in Camerons speech. Even the supremacy of European law in defined areas was accepted only reluctantly by Britain, and long after many others had done so. Britain has made major positive contributions to Europe, particularly with respect to the single market. But it is no exaggeration to state that whenever Britain has perceived an opportunity to wage a war of attrition against the European supranational project, it has done so, opposing any substantial increase in the EU's competences or resources.
Given that this position reflects the British public's attitude toward the EU, it is not surprising. But it nonetheless distresses other member states, particularly those, like Germany, that recognise the great benefits of having a country with a strongly pro-free trade position and a deep commitment to the rule of law playing an important role in the EU.
The prolonged period of renegotiation now proposed by Cameron implies high costs for both sides. For starters, it creates a source of deep and prolonged uncertainty at a time when the euro zone crisis already has called into question the EU's long-term health, if not its survival.
Moreover, Cameron's strategy seems unlikely to lead to an outcome that satisfies anyone.
If it is intended to be a negotiation that takes place in the context of broader treaty talks, it may not happen in the foreseeable future.
EU Council president Herman Van Rompuy, among others, seems to doubt the need for a new treaty, which would require the unanimous support of the member states – some of which are sharply opposed – to enter into force.
'New settlement'
Indeed, Cameron recognised this explicitly in his speech, so the new treaty to embody a "new settlement" for Britain may have to be negotiated by Britain with all member states as a separate exercise. Part of this negotiation apparently would entail a repatriation of powers, requiring the consent of all EU members – and making the conditions under which Cameron's renegotiation is supposed to take place both legally and politically uncertain.
Many European politicians would view a member state's repatriation of competences as a totally destructive precedent, and thus would oppose it resolutely.
The net result is that it seems highly probable that any attempted achievement of a "new settlement", including repatriation of competences, will make it much more difficult for Britain to remain in the EU than would be the case if a straightforward in/out referendum were held now.
So, far from reassuring anyone (including Tory Eurosceptics), Cameron's stance heralds a new era of turbulence and uncertainty for Britain and its European partners.
Peter Sutherland is a former EU commissioner, director general of the World Trade Organisation and attorney general


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The Baltimore Ravens still have flaws in their running game, Joe Flacco is getting hit far too often in the pocket and the defense let a 17-point lead slip away Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Those shortcomings made it a little more difficult for the Ravens to enjoy a much-needed 20-17 overtime victory that snapped a three-game losing streak and kept the defending Super Bowl champions afloat in the murky AFC playoff picture.
Despite allowing a desperation 51-yard touchdown pass on the final play of regulation, Baltimore (4-5) bounced back to stay in the hunt for the AFC North title and in contention for the conference's second wild-card berth.
"Overcame much adversity ... overcame some of our own mistakes," coach John Harbaugh said Monday. "Our guys held strong at the end, especially after the challenging situation at the end of regulation, when you think you have the game in the hand."
The victory bought the Ravens an extra week of time as they patiently wait for running backs Ray Rice and Bernard Pierce to become healthier — and hopefully, Harbaugh believes, more effective.
Baltimore produced only 85 yards on 30 rushing plays against Cincinnati. Rice was limited to 30 yards on 18 carries and Pierce gained 31 yards on eight attempts.
"We need to get better with our run game," Harbaugh said. "We gained a few more yards, but that to me is negligible because we're not as a successful as we want to be. Not even close."
It has been an issue that has plagued the offense for the entire season. If the Ravens could have run more efficiently, then perhaps the Bengals wouldn't have gotten the ball back with 1:28 left after Baltimore went three-and-out in a drive that lasted 27 seconds.
"If it was just one thing, you'd either be able to fix it or throw your hands up and say it's something that you can't fix because you don't have the answer," Harbaugh said of the team's anemic rushing attack. "Neither one of those is true. The answers are there, and it's not just the run game. The pass game ties into it as well. The bottom line is we've got to block better, we've got to get guys blocked better."
Rice had four straight 1,000-yard seasons before this year. At this point, he has 289 yards and is averaging a mere 2.5 yards per carry. Rice missed the third game of the year with a hip flexor strain, and he apparently still hasn't recovered.
"You've got to look at the numbers, and definitely it's not the same," Harbaugh conceded. "So what is it? It's injury, or there's not as much room to run. Or it's both. His health has been a factor, there's no doubt about it. He's working harder to become healthier. That's important to get past that hip flexor. Those are muscle injuries, and it's hard to predict exactly what impact that has, but you've got to assume it's had an impact."
Pierce isn't 100 percent, either.
"Bernard's had his hamstring issues the last five weeks, which he seems to be coming out of," Harbaugh said.
All this would be easier to take if the passing game was clicking, but Flacco threw two interceptions against Cincinnati, lost a fumble upon being hit in the pocket and was sacked five times.
"We got touchdowns which proved to be big, but we struggled all day," Flacco said. "You have to give credit to their defense, but we have to do a lot of things better in order to be successful."
Next up: A duel in Chicago on Sunday against the Bears. The Ravens are 1-4 on the road, but at least they'll be taking some momentum into Soldier Field.
"It was important to win," Harbaugh said of the Cincinnati game. "We were able to do that, and it meant a lot. Now it's important to win the next game."
Harbaugh on Monday was presented with the Amos Alonzo Staff Coaching Award. Previous recipients include Tony Dungy, Bill Belichick and Mike Krzyzewski.
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Murmurs are extra or unusual sounds made by blood circulating through the heart's chambers or valves, or through blood vessels near the heart.
Heart murmurs may be heard in a normal healthy heart of a child, or they may be caused by a number of factors or diseases, including:
Defective heart valves
Holes in the walls inside the heart (atrial septal defect or ventricular septal defect)
Other structural heart defects (congenital or present at birth)
Anemia (low blood counts)
Your child's health care provider will evaluate a murmur based on several factors. Murmurs are analyzed for pitch, loudness, location, and duration. They also are graded according to their intensity (on a scale of 1 to 6, with 1 being very faint and 6 being very loud).
Types of murmurs include the following:
Systolic murmur. A heart murmur that occurs during a heart muscle contraction or when blood is pushed out to the body.
Diastolic murmur. A heart murmur that occurs during heart muscle relaxation between beats or when heart chambers are re-filling before the next contraction.
Continuous murmur. A heart murmur that occurs throughout the cardiac cycle, during contraction and relaxation
Heart murmurs can change and be heard or not heard at different times. Some large heart defects have almost no murmur in the newborn due to unequal pressures on both sides of the heart. Murmurs may be inconsistent and difficult to hear in an infant who is agitated or crying. Thus, sometimes murmurs may be missed or not detected. For these reasons, your doctor will listen and evaluate your child's heart sounds multiple times throughout your child's growth and development.
Not all heart murmurs mean heart disease. Sometimes, a murmur may be heard in a normal child as the strong, healthy heart pumps blood into the vessels. This is known as an "innocent murmur." It usually resolves as the child grows.
Murmurs can also be heard in a child with no heart disease but who has a fever or who is anemic; these murmurs often go away when the underlying problem is treated.
Chest X-ray. This helps evaluate the size of the heart.
Echocardiography (echo). An ultrasound procedure that evaluates the structure and function of the heart. An ultrasound generates pictures using sound waves.
Electrocardiogram (ECG). A simple test using stickers placed on the chest that can detect and record the electrical activity of the heart.
Many heart murmurs are normal, extra sounds in children with strong, healthy hearts. These children require no treatment. Some of these heart murmurs may resolve over time. Even if there is a hole or structural defect found in the heart, it may close as your child grows. However, some defects will require surgery to correct. Others are caused by conditions not related to the heart, such as anemia. In these cases, the heart murmur will lessen or resolve as the underlying is treated.


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Richard Kiewatt, 83
Richard C. "Dick" Kiewatt, 83, of South Whitley, died at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 at Peabody Home, North Manchester where he had been a resident since July 1, 2009.He was born Nov. 26, 1927 in West Allis, Wis., a son of Walter Eugene and Hertha (Kranz) Kiewatt. His formative years were spent in West Allis and he graduated from West Allis High School.On July 4, 1945 he entered the United States Navy, serving in the Asiatic Pacific during World War II. He was honorably discharged Aug. 17, 1946.A truck driver, he drove for C.W. Transport for 23 years until 1986, Guardian Transportation for seven years until 1993 and retired from Bohrn Trucking in 2000.On May 17, 1975 he was united in marriage to Betty J. (Snyder) King. They have made their home in South Whitley since 1978.His memberships included D.A.V. and American Legion Post 98.Surviving relatives include his wife, Betty; a stepdaughter, Karen (Craig) Jordan of South Whitley; a stepson, Richard (Ann) King of England; and a brother, Robert Kiewatt of Black Duck, Minn.He was preceded in death by a step son, Daniel Morgan; twin sister, Audrey Anderson; and a brother, Walter Eugene "Gene" Kiewatt Jr.The graveside service will be held at noon Monday at South Whitley Cemetery. The visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Smith & Sons Miller Chapel, South Whitley. Preferred memorials are to Humane Society of Whitley County.Condolences may be sent to www.smithandsonsfuneralhome.com.


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Huge second half leads Valdosta State past Carson-Newman into semis
VALDOSTA, Ga. -- Valdosta State tallied 525 yards of total offense to defeat Carson-Newman 48-26 in the quarterfinals of the Division II Football Playoffs at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium Saturday afternoon.
With the victory, VSU improves to 10-2 on the season and advances to next week's semifinal game against Minnesota State-Mankato. Carson-Newman ends its season at 9-3.
Valdosta State dominated the first quarter, as it scored 14 points and compiled 163 yards of offense, before Carson-Newman came back to control the second.
The Eagles got the scoring started on the first drive of the game when they marched 65 yards on 13 plays. The Blazer defense stiffened when the ball got inside its 10 to force a 27-yard field goal by Curt Duncan that gave C-N a 3-0 lead.
Valdosta State answered on its ensuing drive as used 10 plays to move 90 yards for a touchdown. Cayden Cochran completed all six of his passes on the drive for 46 yards and also ran for 12 yards while Cedric O'Neal ran for 37 yards on one carry. Cochran finished off the drive with a 1-yard plunge for the touchdown that put VSU in front 7-3.
After forcing a turnover on downs on the Carson-Newman 46 yard line on the next Eagle drive, the Blazers needed just one play to push their advantage to 11 points as O'Neal burst through the line for a 46-yard run.
The two teams traded punts on the game's next two drive before Carson-Newman scored its first touchdown of the game. After taking over on its own three, C-N put together a 15-play drive to methodically move the ball down the field. Only two of the 15 plays came through the air as the Eagles ran for 80 of the 97 yards. Andy Hibbett closed out the drive with a 1-yard run that closed CNU to within 14-10.
A pair of short fields helped Carson-Newman take the lead as it scored on each of its next two possessions. A short punt and a personal foul against Valdosta State gave the Eagles on the VSU 32 on its next drive, from which Brandon Baker scored on a run, while an interception that was returned to the VSU 22 led to a 33-yard Duncan field goal.
Valdosta State moved the ball to the C-N 1 yard on the final drive of the first half but was stopped on a fourth-down plunge as Carson-Newman led 20-14 at the half.
The Eagles again got the first score in the second half as Duncan booted a 42-yard field goal, only to have Valdosta State quickly cut its deficit to 23-21 as it needed just four plays to advance down the field. Cochran completed all three of his passes on the drive for 73 yards, the final 37 of which came on a pass down the C-N sideline to Seantavious Jones for the touchdown.
Carson-Newman answered with Duncan's fourth field goal of the game, this one a 22-yard attempt, on the ensuing drive, but the points would prove to be the final of the game for the Eagles as the VSU defense limited C-N to just 58 yards the remainder of the game.
While the Carson-Newman offense was limited the rest of the game, Valdosta State kept up the pressure as it scored touchdowns on each of its next four possessions. Chris Anderson put the Blazers in front for good with a 20-yard reception before O'Neal added his second of three rushing touchdowns with a three-yard run early in the fourth quarter.
Cochran threw his third touchdown of the game with 8:08 to go when he found Quin Roberson alone in the back left corner of the end zone while O'Neal finished off the scoring with a 16-yard run with 6:29 to play.
Valdosta State's four rushing touchdowns in the game gave VSU 34 on the year, breaking the old school record of 32 set during the program's 2004 national championship title season. O'Neal, a true freshman, has tallied 13 of the scores, tied for the third-most in school history and just two away from the single season mark. The Dublin, Ga. native has also rushed for 1,055 yards on the season, making him just the eight VSU running back to top the 1,000-yard barrier and the first since Michael Terry ran for 1,107 in 2007.
Valdosta State finished the game with 279 yards rushing and 246 passing. O'Neal added 194 yards to go along with his three touchdowns while Cochran completed 23-of-31 passes for 246 yards and ran for 34 more yards. Anderson, in his first career start, caught a team-high six passes for 43 yards.
Chris Pope led the Valdosta State defense with 21 tackles, tied for the second-highest single game total in program history.
Carson-Newman finished with 392 yards of offense, including 362 rushing. Baker ran for 155 yards while Tyron Douglas added 124. Oliver Davis led the C-N defense with seven stops, all solo.
The site for next week's game between Valdosta State and Minnesota State-Mankato will be announced later Saturday evening.


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All Square: A History of Detroit-Style Pizza
We've found that if there's one food Michiganders know and love, it's pizza! And while the best pizzas in Michigan can be found all across the state, some may argue that "Detroit-style" pies top the charts. Today, guest blogger and pizza enthusiast Tony Sinicropi takes us on a historical tour through the pizza of Detroit.
Call it square. Call it deep dish. Call it whatever you want – just know that it is uniquely Detroit and definitely Pure Michigan.
Detroit-style pizza, a descendent of Sicilian-style pizza, traces its roots to one man – Gus Guerra. In 1946, Gus owned what was then a neighborhood bar, Buddy's Rendezvous, when he decided he needed something new for the menu. He enlisted the help of his wife, Anna, who borrowed a dough recipe from her Sicilian mother. The Sicilian dough, topped with cheese and tomato sauce, would become the model for pizza in Detroit.
The key ingredient in a proper Detroit-style pizza isn't something you eat – it's the pan. The key characteristics of the pizza – the soft and airy square crust, the crunchy exterior, the caramelized cheese that edges the pizza – are all due to the deep pans in which the pizzas are baked. The pans are a thick steel pan that are more similar to a cast iron skillet than a cake pan. Legend has it that Gus got his initial batch of pans from a friend who worked in a factory that used the pans for spare parts. Detroiters have been fighting for corner slices ever since.
Armed with empty stomachs and a passion for good pizza, we embarked on a tour to trace the genealogy of Detroit-style pizza.
Our first stop was Gus' original restaurant – Buddy's Rendezvous at 6-Mile and Conant. We went with the classic Detroiter – cheese, sauce, and pepperoni on top so that it crisps up and chars slightly. The sauce is what sets Buddy's pizzas apart – the bright tomato sauce and hit of herbs act as the perfect complement to the salty pepperoni. With the bocce ball courts outside and a bar area lined with pictures of Tigers legends, Buddy's is a landmark worthy of its reputation.
Next on our itinerary was Cloverleaf Bar & Restaurant in Eastpointe, founded by Gus & Anna after they sold Buddy's Rendezvous in 1953. Cloverleaf claims to carry on the original recipe that Gus developed at Buddy's. The extra crispy edges on this pie received high praise from the group.
Our next stop on the lineage tour was Loui's in Hazel Park – founded by a long-time chef at Buddy's, Louis Tourtois, which explains the similarity between the pizzas at each location. Similar to Buddy's, Loui's is frozen in time with its checkered tablecloths and hundreds of empty Chianti bottles that hang from the ceiling.
Finally, we made it to the new kid on the block, Detroit Style Pizza Company in St. Clair Shores, run by Gus Guerra mentee Shawn Randazzo. After owning and operating a Cloverleaf location with his mother for 16 years, Shawn decided to branch out and put his own spin on the square pie and opened Detroit Style Pizza Company earlier this year. Shawn was recently crowned as the World Champion Pizza Maker of the Year at the 2012 International Pizza Challenge. After trying his "Margherita in the D" pizza, I can see why. The sauce made of crushed tomatoes and topped with fresh basil, roasted garlic, and red onion provided a nice change of pace from the more traditional places.
The great thing about visiting these places is that you can't go wrong with any of them. Next time you are in the Detroit area, be sure to stop in and grab a slice of pizza history.
About the Author: A born and raised Michigander, Tony runs the blog Great Lakes, Better Food, which chronicles his food adventures from all over the state. He lives in Ann Arbor with his wife and their dog, Lucy, who are both eager to accompany him on his adventures.


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Heading into Season 5, expect to see more bounty hunters (maybe even the return of Saber 2's Clare Grant as Latts Razzi), more Savage Oppress and Darth Maul, and the continued maturation and character development of Padawan Ahsoka Tano (voiced by Course of the Force co-host Ashley Eckstein). Last season saw some of the most anticipated episodes of the series yet, but they still seems to be laying the groundwork for the type of epic showdown Star Wars fans have been clamoring for since Lucasfilm first uttered the word prequel. Will that pitched battle we hope is on the horizon happen in Season 5? George Lucas did originally say that he wanted the show to reach 100 episodes, and that magical number happens in the show's 5th outing.
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"Boy did I ever drink my brains out, today," a clinic participant enthusiastically proclaimed, "But I did not smoke!" She was so proud of her accomplishment. Two whole days without smoking a single cigarette. To her, being bombed out of her mind was a safe alternative to the deadly effects of cigarettes.
Just 24 hours earlier I had made a special point of mentioning the dangers of replacing one addiction with another. In quitting smoking one should not start using any other crutches which might be dangerous or addictive. But this was not of concern to her. She said, "I already have a drinking problem, so what more could go wrong with getting drunk to quit smoking." Twenty minutes into the program, she stood up, passed out and had to be carried out.
Quitting by crutch replacement carries varying degrees of risks. Turning to any other addictive substance, even legal or prescribed drugs, carries the risk of a new addiction. In many of these cases the end result will be a more significant problem than just the original smoking. The new addiction can cause the person's life to end in shambles, and when it comes time to deal with the new dependence he or she will often relapse to cigarettes.
Turning to food, especially high calorie sweet foods, will usually result in a psychological need with a subsequent weight gain. The risk of weight gain is insignificant in comparison to the dangers associated with cigarettes. The ex-smoker would have to gain over 75 pounds to create the equivalent health hazard of cigarette smoking. But weight gain often results in a state of panic and frustration which can lead the ex-smoker to conclude that he or she would rather be a skinny smoker than an obese ex-smoker. The fallacy which causes the ex-smoker to reach this conclusion is that only two options exist for him or her – smoke or eat more. In fact, other choices exist. One is not smoking and eating in a manner similar to when he or she was a smoker. Another is increasing activity levels to compensate for the added caloric intake when eating extra amounts.
Some people turn to a healthy alternative as a crutch, like jogging or swimming. These activities carry low risk and, in fact, often result in physical benefits. But if they are being done as a direct crutch in maintaining abstinence, they pose one major threat. As with drugs, alcohol, or food, when the day comes that one must stop the activity, the seemingly successful ex-smoker will often relapse. Sometimes a minor ankle sprain will temporarily end a jogger's running, or an ear infection will interfere with swimming. What should be a temporary minor inconvenience ends in a tragic result – relapse to cigarettes.
Again, the ex-smoker believes that only one of two states exist for him or her – either smoking or mandatory exercise. But, in actuality, a third choice exists, not smoking and doing nothing. This is not to say an ex-smoker should not take up physical activities after quitting. But exercise should be done for the enjoyment and for the true benefits derived from it. The ex-smoker should do it because he or she wants to, not because he or she has to.
If you are going to develop a crutch, make sure it is one which you can maintain for the rest of your life without any interruption. One that carries no risks and can be done anywhere, anytime. About the only crutch which comes close to meeting these criteria is breathing. The day you have to stop breathing, smoking will be of little concern.
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St. Marys native to be honored by Country Music Hall of Fame
St. Marys native Judy Lee Schreiber will soon be in some very impressive company when she travels to Music City to be honored by the Country Music Hall of Fame. The trip to Nashville, Tenn., will honor Schreiber's musical group, "Betty Amos With Judy And Jean," for their decades of dedication to promote excellence in country music. The ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Country Music Hall of Fame Auditorium. The group, comprised of Schreiber, who goes by Judy Lee onstage, and sisters Betty Amos and Jean Amos, have recorded and performed all over the country. "We've been together for a long long time-- since 1958," Schreiber said. The trio is a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and well-known radio/broadcast shows WWVA Wheeling Jamboree and The Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport. They are also recording artists and have recorded with labels Starday, Mercury, Philips and Stop Records. Schreiber herself has recorded "Blueberry Hill" and a song she wrote called "Someone to Hear My Cry," which charted well. Schreiber is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bernard and Caroline Schreiber of St. Marys, and her three siblings, brothers Gary and Bernie Schreiber, and sister Donna Palmer, still live there. She said her father is the one who inspired her to enter the music field. "My father had a band-- it was called Barney and the Hayshakers. He was a fantastic musician. They played all over St. Marys," Schreiber said. "I used to sneak downstairs when they used to practice on Wednesdays. Finally, I was 14 and I said, 'I wanna learn how to play.' He taught me how to play the guitar and I was playing with him in three months, and I always dreamed of playing [for a living]. "I started out playing rhythm guitar, and then I played bass, and now I play lead guitar, and I pick at different instruments, but professionally I played those things." Schreiber said her dad wanted to take his band on the road, but it wasn't feasible at that time."He wanted to travel so bad, but I traveled for him in the end," Schreiber said. "He died at 59 in the hospital (in 1964), but he got to hear our first record as a trio in 1963. He died in 1964. "At least he got to hear me, and he was very proud." Schreiber said a compilation of the group's recordings will be played for the audience attending the ceremony. The trio will also participate in a roundtable discussion and tape an interview with an historian from Tulane University in New Orleans."Betty (Amos) has been the only girl singer that has been affiliated with all three of them. She played at the Grand Ole Opry with Bill Carlyle, and then she was a regular with the Louisiana Hayride, and then all three of us were at Wheeling, W.V., so she played at the top places in the country," Schreiber said. Although they don't go on the road anymore and don't play together like they used to -- "the last we played was about four years ago at the Louisiana Hayride reunion," Schreiber said -- the group plans to have a great time. The three ladies seem to enjoy life quite a bit-- and that may be because their lives could have ended abruptly early in their journey. The trio survived a crash landing on ice in January 1961 while on their way to Greenland to entertain U.S. troops. "That one hit the headlines in St. Marys, too," Schreiber said. Schreiber has a other passions in addition to country music, and she already happens to be in a hall of fame -- the National Senior Softball Hall of Fame, located in Gallatin, Tenn. "After quitting playing on the road [with the band], I started to play slow-pitch softball in the Senior League," Schreiber said. In 1997, Schreiber's team, the American Legion Post 17 60-plus Senior Women, won the Gold Medal at the Tucson, Ariz. Senior Olympics, never losing a game in the series. In 1998, she founded a World Tournament for senior women; that league has expanded and has 52 teams from the United States and Canada, and Schreiber is the national senior women's director for the Softball Players Association (SPA). She is looking forward to going to the Women's World Championship in Dalton, Ga., next weekend. Even though she spent many years on the road playing music and now travels for softball, Schreiber hasn't forgotten her small-town roots and still comes to St. Marys on a regular basis. "I come home probably once a year and try to visit with a lot of the people because I still have a lot of friends there," Schreiber said.


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LeBron James is playing at a record-setting level, and that only makes Kevin Durant want to get better at his own game.
Heading into the All-Star break, James is making the race for league MVP a one-man contest. He has grabbed all the headlines by logging an NBA record six straight games with at least 30 points while shooting 60 percent or better.
By comparison, the three-time NBA scoring champion Durant has hit both of those marks just five times all season.
Durant says he's always trying to raise the bar on his own level of play, and James only provides more inspiration for him to get better. The two top vote-getters in last season's MVP balloting will play Thursday night when Durant's Oklahoma City Thunder host James' Miami Heat.


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Bourbon Bacon Chocolate Cookies
By Lee Anne Wong, Editor and Culinary Director, Maker's Mark® Virtual Recipe Cookbook
This is one of my signature recipes, with two of my favorite things, bacon and bourbon, accented by chunks of rich, dark chocolate. The smoky, saltiness of the bacon pairs perfectly with the sweetness of the bourbon, chocolate and vanilla flavors. Honestly, these cookies will win you friends and admirers. No joke.
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- 3 tablespoons Maker's Mark® Bourbon
- 3/4 pound bacon, 1/4-inch dice*
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup reserved bacon fat, chilled
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 8 ounces dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces**
- In a large sauté pan, cook out the diced bacon until the bacon pieces are golden and crisp.
- Remove the bacon pieces from the fat and drain on a paper towel.
- Strain the fat through a fine sieve and measure out a 1/2 cup of bacon fat and chill the bacon fat until it congeals and is set.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
- Beat the butter, chilled bacon fat, granulated sugar, light and dark brown sugars, vanilla and Maker's Mark® Bourbon in large mixer bowl until it is well combined.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; gradually beat in the flour mixture.
- Stir in the cooked bacon pieces and chopped chocolate bits.
- Drop by rounded tablespoon onto parchment-lined baking sheets at least 3 inches apart.
- Bake in the oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let stand for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- Keep in a dry, airtight container for up to 5 days.
- * A fattier sliced bacon is preferred, as lean bacon and turkey bacon will not work for this recipe.
- ** Use a dark chocolate with 65% cocoa or higher. Anything from a 65%-85% chocolate will work well.
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Pediatricians agree that playtime is a very important part of a child's development. But hectic family schedules and other issues are making finding time for playtime more challenging than ever.
Children's play is serious business. As parents and caregivers, we might assume that play is already a basic part of our children's lives. Most parents are used to seeing the curious hands and questioning minds of their children as they explore and learn about the world around them. It seems that children are busy all day long, whether we give them something to do or not.
It is up to adults to define what healthy play should be, and to schedule that time so that it's safe, age-appropriate, and a big part of the lives of our children. Once you decide what the limits of healthy play are for your child, you may still have questions. Should you time how long your children play by the clock? Should structured activities be part of playtime?
The Nemours Foundation suggests that toddlers should not remain idle for more than one hour at a time. The foundation's guidelines provide for 30 minutes of adult-led physical activity and 60 minutes of unstructured play each day. Other parenting sources offer similar guidelines, although most agree the time frame should vary to suit each child's interests and abilities.
"We're not giving a prescription," says Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "Each child deserves enrichment activities, time to deeply connect with family, and free, unscheduled time to master his or her environment."
Dr. Ginsburg also recommends adding independent time into children's lives to give them the opportunity to be creative, to reflect, and to relax. "When children have a downtime, they're going to fill that time with whatever fits their needs," he adds.
Kids learn as they play. As they practice making decisions, play with imagination, and take active leadership, they also grow in confidence and resilience.
In his report to the American Academy of Pediatrics about the importance of play, Dr. Ginsburg stresses the role of play in promoting healthy child development and building strong parent-child bonds. "Play is so important to optimal child development that it has been recognized by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights as a right of every child," Dr. Ginsburg points out.
The healthy balance between reality and playtime is still more theory than reality, though medical professionals take the subject very seriously. You'll find kid zones at doctors' offices and hospitals across the nation. Some medical centers have several areas set aside for children's play.
At St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, playtime is considered crucial to a child's medical treatment and emotional healing. The hospital staffs certified child life specialists who give children just what the doctor ordered — and then some.
Child life specialist Amy Wortham says that play is helpful for a variety of reasons. More than anything, it's a way for youngsters to enjoy some "normal" time in a place where children are out of their comfort zone. "Playing is the way that kids learn about their world. It helps them process and experience it on their own terms," says Wortham.
Both individual and group playtimes are a daily goal at St. Jude. Playtime can include arts and crafts, playing with toys, going to parties, and just about any other way you can imagine a child having safe, healthy fun.
"It depends on how a child is feeling; there's not a structured guideline. But play and toys are often a comfort," says Amy Seitz, another child life specialist at St. Jude.
Like Dr. Ginsburg, the St. Jude staff encourages parents to make room for play and routinely reminds them that playtime is an important part of children's lives.
Sometimes parents find it hard to tame their daily stress and busy schedules so that it doesn't affect their children. But if you want to help your child build social skills, intelligence, physical coordination, and lifelong coping mechanisms, it seems the most clearly defined rule is to let them have fun.
"Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and youth," says Dr. Ginsburg.
Children who don't get enough time to act out or take charge of the world around them may show signs of distress. The same is true for children who are constantly pushed beyond their comfort limits. Symptoms of anxiety may include:
Even in safe, nurturing environments, playtime is threatened by a nationwide reduction in school recess time and families' increasingly hectic lifestyles. It's true that school work and schedules teach important life skills. But most experts agree that children's health and everyday progress stand to suffer when scheduled activities leave no room for "free" playtime.
Most pediatricians also warn against entertainment that fails to stimulate interaction or thought — especially television shows and computer games. "These tools and programs are heavily marketed, and many parents have unfortunately grown to believe that they are a requirement of good parenting and a necessity for appropriate development," says Dr. Ginsburg.
Putting play back on the schedule doesn't have to be difficult, though. Old-fashioned toys like rattles for babies, blocks for toddlers, and jump ropes for schoolaged children still work wonders. Even better, simply remember to carve out plenty of family time for talking, working on a hobby, playing make-believe, and reading together.
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No longer the platform of the 1%, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is now found on nearly 5% (4.9%) of Android devices, according to the latest Android Platform Versions Chart. Android 2.3 Gingerbread is still found on the most devices by far, with 64.4% of Android devices running the previous version of Android. These charts are based on the number of devices that have accessed the Google Play Store over the past 14 days, giving a fairly good estimate of the breakdown of devices in the general population.
Still, with Ice Cream Sandwich now six months old, and Jelly Bean set to be unveiled later this year, we're a bit disappointed that Android 4 is not available on more devices. The update to Android 4 is the greatest improvement yet in the Android OS, meaning it has taken OEMs significantly longer to push out updates to their devices.
With an update for the best selling Android device, the Galaxy S II, hitting the airwaves around the world recently (coming soon to the U.S.), we should see this number creep up and break the 10% mark shortly. Are you one of the lucky 5% to be on the latest and greatest version of Android? One of the 0.3% still on Cupcake?!


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2013: Played in and started 32 games during her senior year … CoSIDA Academic All-District first team … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … second on team in at-bats with 96 and runs with 17 … was the only Engineer to hit two triples throughout the season … drove in 12 runs … had a fielding percentage of .928.
2012: Played in and started all 33 games as a junior … led team in runs scored and walks, tied for second in RBI, ranked third in on-base percentage … .902 fielding percentage on 112 total chances … went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored in win over Wentworth (4/11) … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference.
2011: Played in and started all 25 games as a sophomore … led the team with 79 at-bats and tied for the team lead with 89 total plate appearances … season-best four-game hit streak during spring trip … went 2-for-3 with a double against Clark (4/15) … two RBI and a run scored in a 9-1 win over Smith (3/26) … third on the team with 34 assists … had a .941 fielding percentage on 101 total chances … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference.
Off the Diamond: Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in management science and a concentration in economics … held internships with GE Energy and Novantas … Thomas J. Watson Memorial Scholarship … NEWMAC Softball Academic All-Conference Team … president of Network of Sloan Undergraduate Women … vice president of recruitment for Alpha Chi Omega sorority … Freshmen Leadership Program counselor.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Vernon Hills High School … all-conference and all-area as a senior … all-conference honorable mention as a junior … female scholar athlete of the year.